Austria Post Office Issues First Ever Tokenized Stamps On Ethereum’s Blockchain

The Austrian Post office recently issued what some have called the rarest stamp in history, as stamp collectors around the world rushed to get their hands on 1,500 red stamps which had 0. 01666666 ETH embedded in each of them. дальше »

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FATF’s new recommendations could potentially lead to the rise of decentralized exchanges

The Financial Action Task Force’s [FATF] recommendations on regulating cryptocurrencies has taken the crypto-community by storm. According to the released document, virtual asset service providers would be required to implement AML/CFT requirements, just like traditional financial institutions. дальше »

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FATF Now Requires Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Share Their Clients’ Data

The members of the FATF are given one year to tame cryptocurrency exchanges, following the newly issued guidelines     дальше »

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Post Office Gives Out Free ETH in a World’s First Tokenized Stamp Edition

Christmas has come early for collectors who have been rushing to get their hands on what may be the rarest stamp of all, 1,500 red ones issued by Austria’s post... The post Post Office Gives Out Free ETH in a World’s First Tokenized Stamp Edition appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

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Japan’s Financial Watchdog Orders Hacked Exchange Zaif to Improve Business

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Service Agency, has issued a business improvement order to Japanese investment firm and Zaif crypto exchange operator Fisco

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U.S. Deptartment Of Justice Looks to Extradite Alleged Bitcoin Scammer

In a press release issued on June 19, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) unsealed a complaint against a Swedish citizen named Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and his company, Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), for orchestrating a multi-million dollar investment scam using bitcoin. дальше »

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Goldman Sachs’ Dire Tech Stocks Warning Contradicts Its Own Data

By CCN Markets: Goldman Sachs issued a dire warning about U. S. tech stocks last weekend. Their valuation premiums are at historic highs. Add the potential threat of U. S. regulatory interventions, and Goldman sees a bear market ahead for tech. дальше »

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[Security Alert] Update Firefox Browser Now as Hackers Exploit a Serious Bug Targeting Major Crypto Exchanges Users

Mozilla has issued a security alert warning that hackers are taking advantage of a serious bug in their Firefox browser, which can be used to take over the entire computer. The company has warned that crypto owners face the highest level of an imminent attack, the Next Web reports. Firefox users have been asked to […] дальше »

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Blockgeeks Teams with Bitbuy To Develop New Crypto Platform

According to a press release issued on June 18, 2019, Bitbuy, one of Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchange platforms has entered into a partnership with blockchain education website Blockgeeks to jointly develop a new platform to trade digital currencies. дальше »

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Bitcoin to $40k in the Next Few Months, Says Tom Lee

Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Advisors believes bitcoin can go as high as $40,000 before the end of 2019 off the back of increasing hype. Bitcoin at $10,000 Will Trigger Massive FOMO According to Bloomberg, Tom Lee expects bitcoin to go as high as $40,000 within the remainder of 2019. дальше »

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Report: Bitcoin Works as a Hedge For Economic Freedom

Grayscale Investments has released their latest research report, highlighting the importance of self-sustaining and uncontrollable money to stop governments from curbing a person’s right to move their own money. дальше »

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Возвращение Hodlonaut: против Крейга Райта подан судебный иск в Норвегии

Пользователь Twitter Hodlonaut активировал свой профиль и сообщил подписчикам о том, что подал иск против старшего научного сотрудника компании nChain Крейга Райта, а также поблагодарил биткоин-сообщество за поддержку. дальше »

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Judge Seals ‘Bitcoin Inventor’ Craig Wright’s Satoshi Documents

By CCN Markets: Florida judge Bruce Reinhart sealed the list of bitcoin holdings that self-proclaimed “Satoshi Nakamoto” Craig Wright was compelled to submit on June 17 pursuant to an order he issued last week. дальше »

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Bank Of Russia Announces Possible Central Bank Digital Currency Launch, But Not Anytime Soon

Cryptocurrency is expanding to regions around the world, though every country has different ways of handling it. Some countries have created regulations that are more suitable to development in their economies, but central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are slowly gaining momentum. дальше »

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Today, Circle released the latest attestation report on US dollar reserves backing USDC issued by independent accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP. The report states that as of May 31, 2019 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time: USD Coin (“USDC”) tokens issued and outstanding = 333,854,877 USDC US Dollars held дальше »

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Digix (DGX) gold token now supported on Tangem physical card device

Digix (DGX) gold token now supported on Tangem physical card device - CryptoNinjas Digix, the gold-backed smart-asset company on the Ethereum blockchain, has announced a new partnership with Swiss blockchain ‘smart-card’ provider, Tangem. дальше »

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Amazon Customers to Make Purchases with Ether (ETH) Thanks to Startup Partnership

In a press release issued on June 13, 2019, crypto payments firm CLIC Technology Inc. announced a partnership with B2B blockchain infrastructure company Opporty to jointly develop an in-browser extension that would enable customers to make purchases from Amazon with the ether (ETH) cryptocurrency. дальше »

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Bitcoin Cash Gets Its First Stablecoin

Watch out, Tether—you’ve got competition, including in some unlikely places. CoinEx yesterday announced trading for Honestcoin (USDH), a new fiat-backed cryptocurrency. While another dollar-valued token is nothing to write home about, Honestcoin has one unique characteristic: it’s the first stablecoin on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain. дальше »

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Bittrex, Bitfinex Revamp KYC Protocols Following Legal Trouble

After Bittrex was denied a BitLicense for allegedly allowing users from sanctioned nations to use the platform, and after Bitfinex was issued a court order by the New York Attorney General for allegedly covering up an $850 million loss, both exchanges appear to be ramping up their KYC protocols for both new and current users. дальше »

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Coinex Exchange Lists the first SLP-Based Stablecoin Built on Bitcoin Cash

On June 12, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinex announced the listing of a new Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token called honestcoin (USDH). The Honestcoin. io website details that the new token is a fully regulated stablecoin issued on the Bitcoin Cash network backed 1-to-1 for U. дальше »

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BabelFinance predicts $1 billion in crypto-backed loans by the end of the next bull run

BabelFinance, a bank offering service to crypto-investors, crypto-miners and institutions related to crypto, is in the news after it announced that it had issued crypto-backed loans worth $110 million, out of which $88 million were outstanding loans. дальше »

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GateHub Issues Update on $10 Million XRP Hack

GateHub has issued an update on the efforts to recover from the hack suffered earlier in June 2019. Hackers managed to steal about $10 million worth of XRP tokens from the cryptocurrency wallet platform. дальше »

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Hackers Circle Crypto Giant BitMEX as Unauthorized Login Attempts Spike

By CCN Markets: Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has just issued a security advisory telling its customers that it is witnessing an increase in unwarranted attempts to access customer accounts. дальше »

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Tether Mints $150M USDT, Crypto Twitter Screams Scam While Bitfinex Says ‘Authorized Not Issued’

Tether Ltd. Releases Bank Statements, Showing Proof that It Has Enough USD to Back USDT in Circulation Tether is one of the most popular stablecoins in existence and is also a very controversial one and it has been involved in several scandals over the last few years. Since it gained popularity it had been accused […] дальше »

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Mt Pelerin unveils One-Stop Shop Tokenization services

The race to create a standardized framework for a new era of tokenized securities on the blockchain is ramping up. Often cited as the ‘future of banking,’ tokenized financial instruments present some compelling advantages in areas such as automated compliance, settlement times, and asset interoperability. дальше »

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Overstock Subsidiary to Aid Liberia with Blockchain Development

In a press release issued on June 10, 2019, Overstock. com announced that its blockchain subsidiary, Medici Land Governance (MLG) had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Liberia’s Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. дальше »

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Tether Prints Fresh $150 Million USDT, Market Cap Up 65% Since Bitcoin Rally Started in Early April

$150 million USD authorized, not issued yet Tether market cap increased with Bitcoin price over the last two months that saw BTC going from $4k to $9,100 USDT currently trading at a premium to USD The popular and controversial stablecoin Tether (USDT) has experienced a great surge in its market capitalization since Bitcoin saw a […] дальше »

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Telegram Set to Go Ahead With ICO on This Crypto Exchange

Telegram has reversed its earlier decision to not carry out a public sale of its native token Gram by announcing a listing on the Liquid cryptocurrency exchange. U-Turn for Telegram? In a press release issued on Tuesday (June 11, 2019), the messaging platform declared that it would be going forward with a public initial coin offering (ICO) for its Gram token. дальше »

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TKJade Token Platform ventures into Great Keppel Island

TKJ, also known as Tiong Kang Jade Platform, was established by CHANG JIANG JI TUAN PTE. LTD, a Singapore-registered professional real estate financial service company. TKJ Platform leverages the transparent, traceable and immutable blockchain technology and smart contracts for the purpose of securing all purchase histories of TKJ Platform’s members. дальше »

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All-White South African Protest Community Launches Cryptocurrency

By CCN: The town of Orania, South Africa, claims it’s not racist, but it’s only ever allowed white people to live within its walls. Wholly owned by a single community corporation, the city was established after Apartheid ended and has always had its own currency. дальше »

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Thailand’s largest commercial bank redacts statement on integrating Ripple’s XRP

The Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the largest commercial bank in Thailand, retracted a statement about using Ripple’s XRP token. The bank quickly issued a correction saying it had no plans on using XRP “as of now. дальше »

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‘The War Has Begun’: McAfee Begs Hackers to Fight India’s Bitcoin Ban

By CCN: “The war has begun. ” Thus thundered enigmatic crypto celebrity John McAfee as he issued an all-caps rebuke to India’s bombshell proposal to ban bitcoin ownership and slap offenders with draconian 10-year prison sentences. дальше »

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BitCort ICO

BitCort is the utility token issued by the cryptocurrency exchange. BCT token holders can access cheaper trades and other rewards within the BitCort cryptocurrency exchange, so it works as an advanced loyalty program as well as a standalone cryptocurrency. дальше »

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Reserve Bank Of India Denies Involvement In Proposed Bill To Ban Crypto

After a report suggested that several government departments had backed a complete ban on the “sale, purchase and issuance of all types of cryptocurrency" in India, the RBI issued a statement claiming to have had no involvement in the proposed law. дальше »

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Binance’s New Stablecoin is a Serious Threat to Tether’s Dominance

By CCN: According to Wei Zhou, the chief financial officer at Binance, the most widely utilized crypto asset trading platform in the global market, the exchange is planning to issue a stablecoin in the upcoming months, possibly to compete against Tether. дальше »

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Three New Crypto Exchanges Accepted by the Malaysian Securities Commission (SC)

Three New Crypto Exchanges Registered by the Malaysian Securities Commission (SC) As per an all-new press-release issued by the Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) earlier today, three new cryptocurrency exchange platforms — Luno Malaysia, Sinegy Technologies and Tokenize Technology — have been given permission to operate within the nation’s borders. For those of our readers […] дальше »

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Italy: Securities Regulator Issues Suspension to Crypto Investment Firm, Associated Crypto

Italy's securities regulator has issued a 90-day suspension notice to investment firm Tessline and its cryptocurrency liracoin

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Kik’d: SEC Sues Crypto Firm over $100 Million Illegal ICO

In a press release issued June 4, 2019, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that it was suing Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting a $100 million illegal initial coin offering (ICO) of digital tokens. дальше »

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Research: 90 Percent of Blockchain Platforms Could Be Obsolete by 2021

According to a press release issued on June 3, 2019, by global research and advisory firm Gartner Inc. , 90 percent of current enterprise blockchain platform implementations will be rendered obsolete by 2021. дальше »

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Binance готовится к запуску собственного стейблкоина

В сети появилась информация о том, что Binance занимается разработкой собственного стейблкоина. Примечательно, что проект предварительно не был анонсирован представителями биржи цифровых активов. дальше »

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Binance Tests New Stably StableUSD (USDS) Stablecoin Based On Its Blockchain Network

Binance, one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges around the world, has launched its own stablecoin called BGBP. According to CryptosBatman on Twitter, the new stablecoin could be used on Binance. дальше »

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How to Explain Bitcoin Completely in Just a Single Twitter Post? Best Tweets So Far

The cryptocurrency community on Twitter is usually pretty vocal about any opinion that they have, but Jameson Lopp has issued a challenge. According to The Next Web’s Hard Fork, the cypherpunk decided to challenge the community with a task – explain Bitcoin with the 280 characters that Twitter allots to users. Explain Bitcoin as completely […] дальше »

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Israeli Supreme Court Stops Bank From Closing Crypto Exchange’s Account

In February 2018, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a temporary injunction order forbidding a major bank in the country from halting the activity of a local cryptocurrency exchange. Now the bank has been forced to accept that the company’s account will remain open indefinitely. дальше »

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Raising the Bar: Reporting on Volume and Sales of XRP

In recent months, several third-party sources have called into question reported volume in digital asset markets. The recent SEC report from Bitwise is perhaps the most widely cited, but several others, including the Blockchain Transparency Institute and Data Accountability & Transparency Alliance (DATA), have also issued reports suggesting exaggerated numbers and overall inaccuracy in the … Continued The post Raising the Bar: Reporting on Volume and Sales of XRP appeared first on Ripple. дальше »

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Celsius has Facilitated $1.2 Billion in Crypto Loans in 10 Months, With Over $200 Million in Deposits

Depositors from more than 100 nations have received interest paid from over $1. 2 billion in loans issued to hedge funds and crypto exchanges. Celsius Network, a top cryptocurrency lending, and borrowing platform has announced its listing on Liquid, a leading crypto exchange focused on bridging the gap between the traditional financial system and the crypto […] The post Celsius has Facilitated $1. дальше »

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LocalEthereum temporarily removes fees to buy or sell Ethereum via cash

Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies, although revolutionizing payments, are yet to find haven in some countries like India, China, and Iran, among others, due to non-existent regulatory clarity. Recently, LocalBitcoins. дальше »

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Tether Launches Stablecoin on EOS Blockchain

Tether has announced that it will be issuing its USDT stablecoin on the EOS blockchain in partnership with Block. one Tether Adds EOS to Ethereum and TRON Launch In a press statement issued on its website, Tether announced that EOS is the next blockchain to host the USDT stablecoin following similar launches on Ethereum and TRON. дальше »

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Bitfinex Brings USDT To Blockstream Sidechain, Plans For Lightning Network Release

With Tether already issued on the Omni Layer, Ethereum, and Tron networks, the stablecoin's affiliated crypto exchange Bitfinex has now launched USDT on the Blockstream sidechain Liquid, and is preparing for a bitcoin Lightning Network launch sometime this year. дальше »

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Rwanda’s Central Bank Issues PSA on Alleged Cryptocurrency Get-Rich-Quick Scams

Rwanda’s central bank has issued a warning about alleged ICO scams and crypto pyramid schemes targeting the country’s residence

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Bitcoin SV (BSV) Price Flash Crashes to $44 on BitFinex, Triggers Price Manipulation Fears

By CCN: Bitcoin SV price witnessed a sharp fall on BitFinex on Thursday — a flash crash that dragged the cryptocurrency from $254 to $44 in a matter of minutes. BitFinex has no issued any clarification about the sudden dump of 25,000 BSV. дальше »

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